So Much for No Strings Attached

Chapter 21 The Family Way

Harry and Snape arrived back at Hogwarts about five in the morning. Harry felt dead on his feet. Harry wondered when the hours had slipped away from him like they had. Harry supposed the time he had spent unconscious and Lucius had spent having his mind violently plundered would account for the missing hours but still they had spent eight hours their which was far more than Harry had ever expected to spend.

 

Lucius had wanted to talk but one Harry was exhausted, two Harry was still furious at his lover for impregnating him, even if Harry knew it was no more Lucius' fault than it was his, and three Harry needed to meet up with Fred and George who he had left as his alibi for the night so were likely in the need of bed as Harry himself was. They couldn't possibly be still pranking Slytherins? Oh who was he kidding this was Fred and George Weasley Harry was talking about of course they were still pranking Slytherins.

 

Harry arranged via the connected journals to meet up with Fred and George at the entrance to the Gryffindor Common Room beside the Fat Lady's Portrait who as always greeted Harry amicably. They looked as tired as Harry felt which was quite understandable given how long they had all been awake. Harry wished he had left going to meet his father for a Saturday that Snape would have kindly given him a detention so he would be back by dinner hopefully at least instead of not turning up until five in the morning.

 

Harry was dreading having to be up for nine the next morning but he had a feeling he would be skipping breakfast it would give him a few more minutes in bed. At this point a few more minutes were minutes Harry desperately needed. At least Harry had History of Magic first thing which was always a good excuse for a snooze and Harry was going to take advantage of that fact.

 

On the other hand, Harry was not looking forward to double Potions before dinner with a tired Severus Snape. Harry somehow doubted that even his status as the son of the Dark Lord would save Harry from Snape's wrath. In fact the fact he was the Dark Lord's son was the reason for keeping Snape up till five would probably not work in Harry's benefit and Snape had the excuse that he had to pretend for the world he still hated the son of James Potter to lay into Harry.

 

Harry wouldn't even have after dinner to fall straight asleep because Lucius had told Harry they had to talk sooner rather than later. Harry understood that they needed to talk. Harry was after all pregnant with the Malfoy Lord's child.

 

Harry just wished that he could get some sleep before that really fun conversation. Lucius would be able to have the whole day to catch up on his missed night's sleep Harry thought still bitter at his lover. Okay it Harry knew wasn't only Lucius' fault but both of their fault Harry was angry at his lover for complicating his already overcomplicated life.

 

Harry decided that he would just miss dinner for the extra hour or two of sleep he would be able to grab in the Room of Requirement before Lucius turned up. Harry did know that it wasn't the wisest of ideas to miss both dinner and breakfast. And that was if he wasn't pregnant.